Whiffletree clip and hook.



D. B. JACOBS. WHIFIE'LETREE CLIP AND HOOK. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6,1914.

1,125,546. Patented Jan. 19,1915

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

Application filed March 6, 1914. Serial No. 822,914.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL B. JAooBs, a citizen of the United States,anda resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedWhiffietree Clip and Hook, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact desoription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved whifiletreeclip and hook arranged to permit of conveniently engaging the traceswith the hook or removing the same therefrom, to prevent the traces frombecoming accidentally detached, to reduce the wear between the clip andhook to a minimum, and to allow convenient replacing of the wearingparts by new ones in case such wearing parts are worn out.

In order to accomplish the desired re sult use is made of a clipprovided with integral lugs spaced apart in a transverse direction, ahorizontally-disposed bolt connecting the said lugs with each other anda spool on the said bolt intermediate the said lugs. Use is also made ofa loop provided with a reduced rear end forming an eye engaging the saidspool, and a curved hook extending sidewise from the front end of theloop and curved rearwardly and inwardly, the point of the hook lying inthe plane of the loop at a point in the longitudinal median line of theloop.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a whiflietree hook and clip asapplied; Fig. 2 is an enlarged plan view of the same with the eve of thehook in section; Fig. 3 is a sectional side elevation of the same on theline 33 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4 is a cross section of the same on the line44 of Fig. 3.

On each end of the whiffietree A is secured the metallic sheathing B ofa clip, and the said sheathing B is provided with forwardly-extendingintegral lugs O, C spaced apart in a transverse direction, as plainlyindicated in the drawings. A bolt 1) connects the lugs C. C with eachother, the bolt passing loosely through an aperture in the lugs C andscrewing into the lug C, the latter being provided for this purpose witha thickened portion C shown in Figs.

1, 2 and 4. The sheathing B is-preferably secured inplace on the end ofthe whiffletree A by a pin E extending through the forward side of thesheathing B into the wood of the whiiiletree A, the said pin E having ahead E extending between the lugs G and C. On the bolt D is held a spoolF intermediate the lugs G, G, and this spool is engaged by an eye Gformed on the rear end of a loop G provided at its forward end with anintegral hook G adapted to be engaged by links H on the rear end of thecorresponding trace, as plainly indicated in Figs. 2 and 3. The hook Gis curved rearwardly and inwardly and its point terminates in thevertical plane of the loop G at the point in the longitudinal medianline of the loop G and near the widest portion of the opening of theloop Gr. By the arrangement described the loop G can be readily swungoutwardly into the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, to allowthe operator to conveniently engage the trace link H with the hook Gafter which the loop G is swung forwardly to extend longitudinally inline with the trace, as indicated in Figs. 2 and 8. It will be noticedthat when the loop G is in this forward position, the link H is notliable tobecome accidentally detached from the hook G As indicated inthe drawings, the forward members of the loop G diverge in a rearwarddirection from the base of the hook G so that the link H has a bearingon the said members and is not liable to become accidentally detachedfrom the hook G It will further be noticed that on removing the bolt D,the spool F if worn out can be readily removed and replaced by a new onewithout changing the position of the sheathing B on the end of thewhifiietree A. It will further be noticed that the eye G of the loop Gis opposite the head E of the pin E and consequently the said pin E isnot liable to become accidentally detached from the sheathing B of thewhiflietree A.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A whifiietree clip, comprising a tubular metallic sheathing fittingonto the end of the whifiietree, and provided with integral aperturedlugs disposed vertically and extending forwardly approximately at aright angle to the axis of the sheathing, the lugs being spaced apartand being located intermediate the ends of the sheathing, a

transverse bolt engaging the apertures in said lugs to connect the lugswith each other, a spool on the said bolt, and a vertically disposedhook having a link provided at the rear with a reduced eye engaging thesaid spool.

2. A whifiietree clip, comprising a metallic sheathing fitting onto thewhiilletree and provided with forwardly-extending lugs spaced apart in atransverse direction and located approximately equal distances in wardfrom the ends of the sheathing, a bolt connecting the said lugs witheach other, a

spool held on the said bolt intermediate the said lugs, avertically-disposed hook having a link provided with a reduced rear eyeengaging the said spool, and a pin extending through the said sheathinginto the whiflietree, the head of the pin being intermediate the saidlugs opposite the said eye.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL B. JACOBS.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hos'rnn, PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of latents,

Washington, D. G.

